What tool can readers understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

a. spelling rules
b. part of speech
c. capitalization
d. context clues

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

What is the main source of irony in this poem? -the idea that winning is really losing -the idea that failures hold success in higher esteem than those who are successful -the idea that dying is winning

Which revision best removes the informal language from this passage? (1) you should totally hire me to be your front deskreceptionist at your veterinary clinic because i loveanimals. (2) not only have l owned a wide array of pets, have also volunteered for three years at the crater valleyanimal shelter. (3) this experience would allow me to customers keep their animals calm and controlled whilethey wait for their appointments. oa. change only sentence 3 to 'this experience would allow me to customers keep their animals in an appropriate state ofanticipation while awaiting their appointments. ob. there is no informal language, so no change is necessary. oc. change only sentence 2 to not only have i owned a wide array ofpets, i have also volunteered for two years at the crater valleyanimal shelterod. change only sentence to believe that have the potential tosucceed as a receptionist formour veterinary office because i loveanimals